Kenosha



(No Model.)

J. A. JACKSON & P. 0. HANNAH-S INFANTS CRADLE.

No. 315,625. Patented Apr. 14, 1885.

WITNESSES kwW UNITED STATES PATENT rrrcn,

JOHNSON A. JACKSON AND FREDERICK O. HANNAHS, OF KENOSHA, WIS.

INFANTS CRADLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,625, dated April 14, 1885.

Application filed May 5, 1884. (No model) To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHNSON A. JAcKsoN and FREDERICK O. HANNAHS, citizens of the United States, residing at Kenosha, in the county of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Infan'ts Oradle, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawlugs.

This invention has relation to infants cradles; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter idlly described, and particularly pointed out in the claims,

Figure l is a view in perspective of an infants cradle embodying our improvements, and Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the eradle knocked down and placed together ready for shipment.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the carriage for the crib, composed of the axles B B, mounted on small wheels C, and provided with the standards D D, which are braced at E near their upper ends, and connected at their upper ends by the handles F F. The cross-braces G G G G are removably secured in their respective seats in the axles and standards by screws or pins, so that the carriage may be knocked down for shipment. The crib H is preferably rectangular in form, and is connected together at its corners by screws I, so that the sides may be disconnected from the ends in order to pack the crib for shipment. The bottom K of the crib is formed of woven-wire fabric, and is secured to the bed-rails of the end sect-ions, L, of the crib by strips M, held in place by screws. The wire bottom K is not connected with the bottom rails of the side sections of the crib. The crib H is suspended between the standards by hangers M, pivoted at their upper ends in the standards, and removably secured in place by nuts N, and pivoted at their lower ends in the bed-rails of the end sections and secured in place by nuts. A cradle constructed in this manner can be readily taken to pieces or knocked down to pack for shipment, and be quickly set up again when The axles are. long enough to bring the wheels 0 (which form I it arrives at its destination.

tical standards connected at their lower ends with the axles B B, and crossbars F F, connecting the upper ends of said vertical standards, of the crib or cradle and pivoted hang ers connecting the latter near each -corner thereof with said vertical standards, substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-described crib or cradle, comprising in its construction the axles-B, carrying rollers at their ends, vertical standards connected with said axles, and connected at their upper ends by cross-bars serving as handles, the diagonally-arranged braces G G (3 G a crib, and hangers pivotally connecting said crib with the vertical standards, substantially as set forth.

3. The herein-described crib or cradle body, comprising the woven-wire bottom K, connected to end strips, L, and side strips, M, pivoted in said end strips, and a rectangular frame having its sides and ends removably secured together, said frame being removably attached to the side and end strips, L M, sub stantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHNSON A. JACKSON. FRED. O. HANNAHS.

Witnesses:

HENRY ANDRE, ARTHUR H. FRENCH. 

